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French Guiana .gf

Flag of French Guiana
CapitalCayenne
Pop 2026292,354
Area83,534 km²
Density3/km²
RegionSouth America
CurrencyEuro
Head of Country
Emmanuel Macron (since 2017) (France) · Prefect

Meaning of the Flag

French Guiana has no official flag, with the national French flag used when a flag is needed to represent it either as an overseas region or an department of France. A widely used unofficial flag consists of two triangles, colored green in the upper fly and yellow lower hoist, with a red star in the centre. French Guiana has no official flag, with the national French flag used when a flag is needed to represent it either as an overseas region or an department of France. Green would represent forests, yellow represents minerals such as gold, while the red star represents either blood or socialism.

Flag History

  1. 1967
    The unofficial flag was originally designed in 1967 by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers' Union.
  2. Present
    Current flag of French Guiana
    Current national flag.

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